An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., Into Abyssinia: To Discover the Source of the NileSamuel Etheridge, 1798 - 388 pages |
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Page 71
... have carried trading veffels to the modern Yambo , where there is no water but what is brought from pools dug on purpose to receive the rain when it falls . Yambo , Yambo , or at least the prefent town of that BRUCE'S TRAVELS . 71.
... have carried trading veffels to the modern Yambo , where there is no water but what is brought from pools dug on purpose to receive the rain when it falls . Yambo , Yambo , or at least the prefent town of that BRUCE'S TRAVELS . 71.
Page 72
... prefent town of that name , Mr. Bruce found , by many obfervations of the fun and stars to be in latitude 24 ° g ′ 35 ′′ north , and in long . 38 ° 16 ′ go ́ ́ east from the meridian of Greenwich . The many delays of loading the wheat ...
... prefent town of that name , Mr. Bruce found , by many obfervations of the fun and stars to be in latitude 24 ° g ′ 35 ′′ north , and in long . 38 ° 16 ′ go ́ ́ east from the meridian of Greenwich . The many delays of loading the wheat ...
Page 80
... prefent poft . " The Rais began again to blefs himself , repeating a verfe of the Koran ; " bif- milla fheitan rejem , " in the name of God keep the devil far from me . " Now , Rais , ( faid Mr. Bruce ) if he does us no harm , you will ...
... prefent poft . " The Rais began again to blefs himself , repeating a verfe of the Koran ; " bif- milla fheitan rejem , " in the name of God keep the devil far from me . " Now , Rais , ( faid Mr. Bruce ) if he does us no harm , you will ...
Page 81
... prefent . He v was indeed feen again fometime afterwards , and was faid to have robbed several of the paffengers of part of their property . Mr. Bruce , however found out that it was not the ghost , but fome of the failors who were the ...
... prefent . He v was indeed feen again fometime afterwards , and was faid to have robbed several of the paffengers of part of their property . Mr. Bruce , however found out that it was not the ghost , but fome of the failors who were the ...
Page 102
... prefent Umbares ( or Supreme judges , three of whom always attend the king ) are said and believed to be defcended . With these came alfo Azarias , the fon of Zadok the priest , and brought with him a Hebrew tranfcript of the law ...
... prefent Umbares ( or Supreme judges , three of whom always attend the king ) are said and believed to be defcended . With these came alfo Azarias , the fon of Zadok the priest , and brought with him a Hebrew tranfcript of the law ...
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Page 240 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 240 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat; and it was so.
Page 240 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Page 290 - ... which had uniformly and without exception followed them all. Fame, riches, and honour had been held out for a series of ages to every individual...
Page 240 - ... full that he is in constant danger of being choked. This is a mark of grandeur. The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, . the more polite he is thought to be. They have, indeed, a proverb that says, " Beggars and thieves only eat small pieces, or without making a noise.
Page 217 - A large broad fillet was bound upon their forehead, and tied behind their head. In the middle of this was a horn, or a conical piece of silver, gilt, about four inches long, much in the shape of our common candle extinguishers. This is called kirn, or horn, and is only worn in reviews or parades after victory.
Page 331 - His left hand is employed -grasping the sword by the handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whip-cord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of being hurt by it ; and, though the edges of the lower part of the sword are as sharp as a razor, he carries it without a scabbard.
Page 380 - ... did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often separated from the bodies ; and these, once disjoined, dispersed in the air, and did not appear more.
Page 203 - I thought we were to pitch our tent: the drivers suddenly tripped up the cow, and gave the poor animal a very rude fall upon the ground, which was but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her...
Page 333 - ... came out from the thicket apparently in great anger, running upon the horses and men with all the violence it was master of.